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    The document describes the game of Nim, a two-player game from China. To play, 20 counters are placed in a group. Players take turns removing 1, 2, or 3 counters each turn, but must remove a total of 4 counters between them. The goal is to avoid taking the last counter, and the winner is determined by strategy depending on how many counters each player removes. The document asks whether the player who goes first or second will always win once the strategy is discovered.

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    The Game of NIM

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    Cassandra Turner
    The document describes the game of Nim, a two-player game from China. To play, 20 counters are placed in a group. Players take turns removing 1, 2, or 3 counters each turn, but must remove a total of 4 counters between them. The goal is to avoid taking the last counter, and the winner is determined by strategy depending on how many counters each player removes. The document asks whether the player who goes first or second will always win once the strategy is discovered.

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    The Game of NIM

    A Game from China


     

    You will need:

     20 counters (bingo chips, or pennies or


    shells, anything!)
     2 players

    How you play:

      Put the 20 counters in a group together.


    You can put them in lines like in this
    picture.

      Each player can pick up one, two or


    three counters, but in each round, four counters must be taken away.
    For example, in the first round, if your friend picks up two counters, you must pick
    up two counters. That way, four counters (2+2=4) have been taken away that round.

      Keep playing until all the counters are picked up.

      The goal is to not pick up the last counter.

    There is a strategy to the game so you can avoid picking up the last counter. It depends on how
    many counters you pick up.

    Once you have discovered the strategy to winning this game, who do you think will always be
    the winner – the person who plays first or the person who plays second?

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